fiksum-dyrdum
Appearance
See also: fiksum dyrdum
Polish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pseudo-Latinism, from fiksacja (cacoethes) and dyrdać (to go fast).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]fiksum-dyrdum n (indeclinable)
- (colloquial, humorous) obsession (idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered) [with na punkcie (+ genitive) ‘with whom/what’]
- (colloquial, humorous) trifle (something stupid and valueless)
References
[edit]- ^ Mirosław Bańko (11.01.2015) Poradnia Językowa PWN [Language clinic PWN][1], Polish Scientific Publishers PWN
Further reading
[edit]- fiksum-dyrdum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- fiksum-dyrdum in Polish dictionaries at PWN